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2017 TCU

11–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2017, game by game: won vs. Jackson State 63–0; won at Arkansas 28–7; won vs. SMU 56–36; won at No. 6 Oklahoma State 44–31; won vs. No. 23 West Virginia 31–24; won at Kansas State 26–6; won vs. Kansas 43–0; lost at No. 25 Iowa State 7–14; won vs. Texas 24–7; lost at No. 5 Oklahoma 20–38; won at Texas Tech 27–3; won vs. Baylor 45–22; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 17–41; won vs. No. 15 Stanford 39–37+63−24Won 63–0 vs. Jackson State+63Jackson StateWon 28–7 at Arkansas+21ArkansasWon 56–36 vs. SMU+20SMUWon 44–31 at No. 6 Oklahoma State+13No. 6 Oklahoma StateWon 31–24 vs. No. 23 West Virginia+7No. 23 West VirginiaWon 26–6 at Kansas State+20Kansas StateWon 43–0 vs. Kansas+43KansasLost 7–14 at No. 25 Iowa State-7No. 25 Iowa StateWon 24–7 vs. Texas+17TexasLost 20–38 at No. 5 Oklahoma-18No. 5 OklahomaWon 27–3 at Texas Tech+24Texas TechWon 45–22 vs. Baylor+23BaylorLost 17–41 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-24No. 2 OklahomaWon 39–37 vs. No. 15 Stanford+2No. 15 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsJackson StateW 63–⁠092%
Sep 9atArkansasW 28–⁠743%
Sep 16vsSMUW 56–⁠3673%
Sep 23at6Oklahoma StateW 44–⁠3130%
Oct 7vs23West VirginiaW 31–⁠2466%
Oct 14atKansas StateW 26–⁠653%
Oct 21vsKansasW 43–⁠094%
Oct 28at25Iowa StateL 7–⁠1463%
Nov 4vsTexasW 24–⁠774%
Nov 11at5OklahomaL 20–⁠3831%
Nov 18atTexas TechW 27–⁠367%
Nov 24vsBaylorW 45–⁠2289%
Dec 2vs2OklahomaBig 12 Championship GameL 17–⁠4135%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs15StanfordAlamo BowlW 39–⁠3744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 39–⁠37 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 23
  2. Wk 3: 20
  3. Wk 4: 16
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 8
  6. Wk 7: 6
  7. Wk 8: 4
  8. Wk 9: 4
  9. Wk 10: 10
  10. Wk 11: 8
  11. Wk 12: 11
  12. Wk 13: 10
  13. Wk 14: 10
  14. Wk 15: 13
  15. Final: 9
Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
470–⁠266
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1686 +130 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 16 of 128; offense No. 21, defense No. 19, special teams No. 9
SRS
14.5 No. 15 of 130 in FBS
Returning
101% of last season’s EPA, No. 2 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 28 roster talent No. 31 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Sonny Cumbie and Curtis Luper
Defensive coordinator
Chad Glasgow
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense44th of 130
  • Defense35th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted8th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1345%1.1644th of 130
Defense0.0135%1.4035th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
-0.04 def		45% off
33% def		—42nd off
8th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3216% allowed
Defense2.3own 2821% caused

CORE rating 18.9, 9th of 130 (offense 5.0, defense -13.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKenny Hill QB3,152 yds
Passing touchdownsKenny Hill QB23 TD
Rushing yardsDarius Anderson RB768 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarius Anderson RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Reagor WR576 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Reagor WR8 TD
TacklesTravin Howard LB95 tkl
SacksMat Boesen DE11.5 sacks
InterceptionsNick Orr S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jalen Reagor WR★★★★No. 96
Omar Manning WR★★★★No. 160
Wes Harris OG★★★★No. 171
Shawn Robinson DUAL★★★★No. 198
Corey Bethley DT★★★No. 424

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.922
Receivers53.40.887
Offensive line23.50.885
Defensive line42.80.845
Defensive backs33.00.839
Athletes and specialists32.70.842
Whole class183.10.864

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Joe Noteboom OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Matt Pryor OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Travin Howard OLBLos Angeles Rams

Roster 131

The 2017 roster

131 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

6 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.